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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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